Gay marriage case at S.A. federal court

February 12, 2014 10:43 AM

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Mark Phariss, right, looks at his partner, Victor Holmes, as they stand behind their attorneys as they speak to the media after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Mark Phariss, right, looks at his partner, Victor Holmes, as they stand behind their attorneys as they speak to the media after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban ... more

Plaintiffs Cleo DeLeon, from left, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, and Victor Holmes, with his partner, Mark Phariss, speak to the media after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiffs Cleo DeLeon, from left, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, and Victor Holmes, with his partner, Mark Phariss, speak to the media after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to ... more

Plaintiffs Cleo DeLeon, from left, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, and Victor Holmes, with his partner, Mark Phariss, stand behind their attorneys as they speak to the media after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiffs Cleo DeLeon, from left, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, and Victor Holmes, with his partner, Mark Phariss, stand behind their attorneys as they speak to the media after the hearing for their request ... more

Plaintiffs Cleo DeLeon, from left, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, and Victor Holmes, with his partner, Mark Phariss, stand with one of their attorneys, Frank Stenger-Castro, far right, as their other attorneys speak to the media after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiffs Cleo DeLeon, from left, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, and Victor Holmes, with his partner, Mark Phariss, stand with one of their attorneys, Frank Stenger-Castro, far right, as their other attorneys ... more

"I'm not against anything. I just want people to know Jesus loves them," says Joseph Enderle as he stands in front of the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse during the hearing or a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

"I'm not against anything. I just want people to know Jesus loves them," says Joseph Enderle as he stands in front of the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse during the hearing or a preliminary injunction to ... more

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Mark Phariss, right, walks with his partner, Victor Holmes, after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Mark Phariss, right, walks with his partner, Victor Holmes, after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. ... more

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple was legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. ... more

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple was legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. ... more

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple was legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. ... more

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple was legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. ... more

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in ... more

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in ... more

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in ... more

Cleo DeLeon left, and Nicole Dimetman, arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon left, and Nicole Dimetman, arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional ... more

Cleo DeLeon left, and Nicole Dimetman, arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon left, and Nicole Dimetman, arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional ... more

Cleo DeLeon left, and Nicole Dimetman, arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon left, and Nicole Dimetman, arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional ... more

Cleo DeLeon left, and Nicole Dimetman, arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon left, and Nicole Dimetman, arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional ... more

Plaintiff Victor Holmes waits to go through security for a hearing for his request with his partner, Mark Phariss, for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiff Victor Holmes waits to go through security for a hearing for his request with his partner, Mark Phariss, for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the ... more

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in ... more

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in ... more

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple was legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. ... more

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Victor Holmes, left, and Mark Phariss arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in ... more

Plaintiff Nicole Dimetman waits to go through security for her request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiff Nicole Dimetman waits to go through security for her request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse ... more

Plaintiff Nicole Dimetman and Victor Holmes, left, wait to go through security for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiff Nicole Dimetman and Victor Holmes, left, wait to go through security for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. ... more

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple was legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. ... more

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple was legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. ... more

Cleo DeLeon left, and Nicole Dimetman, arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon left, and Nicole Dimetman, arrive at the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse for the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional ... more

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. The couple was legally married in Massachusetts in 2009. less

Cleo DeLeon, left, and Nicole Dimetman talk to the media before the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. ... more

Plaintiff Cleo DeLeon greets people as she waits to go through security for a hearing for her request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiff Cleo DeLeon greets people as she waits to go through security for a hearing for her request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood ... more

Plaintiff Mark Phariss waits to go through security for a hearing for his request with his partner, Victor Holmes, for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednessday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiff Mark Phariss waits to go through security for a hearing for his request with his partner, Victor Holmes, for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the ... more

Cleo DeLeon embraces fellow plaintiff, Victor Holmes, after lunch at Liberty Bar with their legal team after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Cleo DeLeon embraces fellow plaintiff, Victor Holmes, after lunch at Liberty Bar with their legal team after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage ... more

Nicole Dimetman, right, relaxes with her wife, Cleo DeLeon, as they have lunch with fellow plaintiffs Mark Phariss and his partner, Victor Holmes, far left, as they have lunch with their legal team at Liberty Bar after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Nicole Dimetman, right, relaxes with her wife, Cleo DeLeon, as they have lunch with fellow plaintiffs Mark Phariss and his partner, Victor Holmes, far left, as they have lunch with their legal team at Liberty ... more

Plaintiffs Victor Holmes, from left, with his partner Mark Phariss, and Cleo DeLeon, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, have lunch with their legal team at Liberty Bar after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiffs Victor Holmes, from left, with his partner Mark Phariss, and Cleo DeLeon, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, have lunch with their legal team at Liberty Bar after the hearing for their request for a ... more

Plaintiffs Mark Phariss, from left, and Cleo DeLeon, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, have lunch with their legal team at Liberty Bar after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiffs Mark Phariss, from left, and Cleo DeLeon, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, have lunch with their legal team at Liberty Bar after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare ... more

Plaintiffs Victor Holmes, from left, with his partner Mark Phariss, and Cleo DeLeon, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, have lunch with their legal team at Liberty Bar after the hearing for their request for a preliminary injunction to declare Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional at the John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. less

Plaintiffs Victor Holmes, from left, with his partner Mark Phariss, and Cleo DeLeon, with her wife, Nicole Dimetman, have lunch with their legal team at Liberty Bar after the hearing for their request for a ... more